Senga Nengudi

Senga Nengudi: Topologies is composed of more than 70 abstract and conceptual artworks by the internationally recognized artist, a prominent figure of the 1970s Black American avant-garde.

Senga Nengudi, an artist who has always been fascinated with the concepts of collaboration, movement, and improvisation will have works on display in Topologies that include performance art, sculpture, photography and mixed media that primarily utilize found objects such as pantyhose, rubber, foam, water, sand, and machines. Her practice invites viewers to respond to environment, community, and events by connecting them to their own experiences.

Visitors can expect to see a 40-year span of Nengudi’s work that she produced on both U.S. coasts, in Colorado, and abroad. The DAM recently acquired the two Nengudi artworks, which are on view in Topologies. In 2017, Nengudi's A.C.Q. series was on display in the Venice Biennale. A large portion of that installation is now part of the DAM's modern and contemporary art collection.

Topologies was previously presented in Munich, Germany, and São Paulo, Brazil. The exhibition was organized by curator Stephanie Weber at Lenbachhaus in Munich, Germany, and is curated at the DAM by Rebecca Hart, Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Nengudi’s work was last seen in Denver in 2014 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver in Senga Nengudi: Improvisational Gestures.